Lấy của che thân, không ai lấy thân che của

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Meaning · English

Use resources to protect oneself, not the other way around

Literally: Use property to cover the body, no one uses the body to cover property

Examples

Anh ấy luôn lấy của che thân, không ai lấy thân che của trong công việcHe always uses resources to protect himself, not the other way around at work

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lấy của che thân, không ai lấy thân che của” mean?

Use resources to protect oneself, not the other way around Literally: Use property to cover the body, no one uses the body to cover property

Is “Lấy của che thân, không ai lấy thân che của” formal or informal?

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